Friends of Fishergate

The Return of the Famous FoF Bake Sales!

Bake sales are back and they are now on Mondays!

Every term, each phase group (Early Years, Year 1/2, Year 3/4 and Year 5/6) hosts a bake sale and the money raised goes goes directly back to their classrooms. By supporting our bake sales, you are directly benefiting your child at school. Sales can amount to £1,000 a year across the whole school! That amounts to classroom extras and rewards.

We welcome families to enjoy time baking together over the weekend before bringing donated items in for their group’s sale on the Monday. Store-bought items and fruit welcome as well.

Friends of Fishergate would like to share upcoming dates. Bake Sales: Monday 22nd September - Year 5/6; Monday 6th October - Year 3/4; Monday 10th November - Year 1/2; Monday 1st December - Early Years. Whether you buy or bake your donated bakes, please remember Fishergate is a nut-free school. Thanks you!

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Friends of Fishergate News – Summer Fair and Cake Sales!

HURRAH! The Ice Cream Van is booked for the School Summer Fair on Saturday July 5th!

We need 30 helpers to run the Fair on the day. If you can help between 10am – 4pm – or part of, for setting up, stalls & refreshments etc please let us know on friendsoffishergateschool@gmail.com

Jam Jars

Please start collecting your clean and empty glass jars for the Summer Fair and start thinking about what you can fill them with! Jars can be filled with nut free sweets and snacks, coins (£1+), toys, crafts, accessories, stickers etc. It’s a great way to recycle clean small toys and party bag fillers that are no longer used. The Jam Jar Stall is a really successful fundraiser for our school and we ask you to bring your filled jars into school on Donations Day (Thursday 3rd July 9am). Clean empty jars with lids are welcome too! More details about Donations Day will be sent out soon!

Plant Stall

We will be holding a plant stall at the Summer Fair in July, if you have any surplus potted plants that you can donate for this, please deliver to our collection point at 9 Fulford Cross, in the (Tamsin’s’ front garden/door step). Alternatively you can bring them along on the day of the Fair!

Year 5/6 Cakes Sale

Well done families from Year 5 & 6 for raising £73.45 at the last cake sale! There was a very tasty selection!Friends of Fishergate

FoF News!

Cake Sale News!!

EYU Friday 21st March:

The Early Years Unit will be hosting and donating their nut free baked goods and treats at the Friday cake sale next week. Please come and support their fundraising efforts. 50p a cake! Yum!

We need parent & carer helpers to run this stall – if you can help next week please contact friends or the office in advance!

Last week Year 1/2 classes raised a fantastic £94.00 on their cake sale! Thank you to everyone who donated, helped out and made purchases. A fabulous team effort!

FoF Need You!

Friends of Fishergate School (FoF) will be sending information out very soon to recruit some of you into the committee and planning team, as we prepare to say goodbye to more families making a move to secondary at the end of the school year.

As it currently stands it is essential that the committee positions, trustee positions and planning team are repopulated in order for FoF to continue next year. Please do not let this already well-established charity disappear! If you feel passionate about fundraising for our school, are interested to hear more or even just curious at this stage, do not hesitate to drop us an email for more information. Equally, if you have any concerns please let us know.

As a ‘Friends of’ fundraising charity to our school, we have a membership with Parentkind that offers creative, technical and legal advice as to how to run our group as well as insurance and risk assessment for our events.

Being a carer/parent in the school, you are already a ‘friend’ and are welcome to access these useful resources at https://www.parentkind.org.uk. You will be required to input the school postcode (YO10 4AP)Friends of Fishergate

Don’t forget the FoF Spring Disco on Friday 28th March – more information here!

You can read more about Friends of Fishergate in this area of the website – or look for the links under the ‘Parents & Carers’ menu above.

Friends of Fishergate Message

Friends always look to warmly encourage new and existing families to get involved, welcoming fresh ideas, wider skill sets and experience from all. There is always a positive team spirit, a strong sense of achievement and bonding at each of our events. Above all else it is a great way to get to know other families in the school, make new friends and reinforce the school community.

Are you interested to find out more about FoF fundraising activities?

Do you think that you can help out on a basis that suits you?

Do you want to come to a meeting or become a committee member?

Please drop an email to friendsoffishergateschool@gmail.com say hello and join our mailing list. We can’t wait to hear from you!

Click here for the Friends of Fishergate fundraising hub!

If you have any suggestions for fundraising, please contact us or come to a meeting and let us know your ideas. We would love to see you.Friends of Fishergate

A Christmas Message from Friends of Fishergate

Friends of Fishergate School Committee would like to send a very special THANK YOU to everyone in the school including all the families, children, teachers and our site staff for helping and participating in the Christmas Fundraising over the last few weeks.

We had a very successful and busy Christmas Fair last Friday, raising a hearty £1100, along with the Christmas Shop this week. These events can only happen with your generous help in the preparations, your cooperation and ultimately your participation and with that everyone did such an amazing job! We are proud to have such a wonderful school community.

Sending lots of heartfelt thanks to every one of you! Wishing you the very best for the Christmas and Winter Season. See you again in the New Year.Friends of Fishergate